Hi, I'm josh and since a young age I've been interested in taking things apart and thinking of ways that they could be improved or brought into the modern world inline with technology. The Ninja Socket is the most powerful plug socket you will find jam packed with features which would otherwise be bulky and take up valuable space and plug sockets around the home.
I'm currently studying mathematics, physics and computer science in the uk and I would appreciate your opinions and support to make my dream a reality! Feel free to share this project and comment your opinions or questions,
Josh
Indiegogo link - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ninja-socket
The project is not going to fund. I'll be brutally honest about why (so, in other words, don't get offended)
1) The campaign page appears to be written by someone who really doesn't know anything about business or the markets involved, but "just believes" that with some money, it will all be possible. It's like me saying "with a billion dollars, I can build a rocket ship to go to mars". I don't know anything about that, but a billion dollars seems like a lot of money so, in my mind, surely it must be possible. The problem is that you are being incredibly irresponsible with other people's money. You don't have a design. You don't have a bill of materials. You don't have manufacturing costs, or insurance costs, or the costs involved in running a business. So you can't possible know you can do anything with 30k GBP... it's just a number that makes you think it's possible - but a number based on nothing. So anyone reading it sees your campaign is akin to someone asking for 10k GBP to fly to Vegas and bet everything on double zero, but presented as if it's a sure thing.
2) I'm afraid your campaign page looks terrible. Blue on a purple background? It's also full of spelling errors. And it seems to be written by someone very young. How can you say it uses a 1Ghz processor when you haven't done the hardware design yet? It's clear that buzzwords are just being tossed around to try to attract attention.
3) As others mentioned, you have no hardware prototype
But the biggest problem is that you haven't actually invented anything. You've just put existing things together and called it an invention and tried to market it. Like the computer-and-monitor in one, or the TV-and-VCR in one, or the microwave-and-oven in one. All such products fail. Virtually always. And when you are mixing about 10 different things together, it's guaranteed to fail. So many reasons why - some of which are...
-So I get to spend thousands of pounds to put these all over my home? Why would I do that?
-You are necessarily making people pay for all the functionality when almost all your users would only use a fraction of the proposed functionality. Why wouldn't I just buy what I need instead of buying everything?
-It will be obsolete in no time. It will be a matter of months (if that) before some new USB, WiFi, powerline ethernet, home automation or other protocol/standard comes along and all of a sudden, that function has just become useless in this product... meaning now you need a plug-in module, and if you were going to do that, why buy this product in the first place?
It is the Homer Car of the electronics world. Everything but the kitchen sink that ultimately appeals to nobody and is so expensive that nobody will buy it.
I know that sounds harsh and you're probably a young guy trying to make something happen. Congratulations on that and don't give up... but this isn't a good idea and putting things together isn't going to make for viable products. You've clearly put the cart before the horse considering you are asking lots of "what if" questions above, yet you already have a funding page active. Should be done the other way around. You MUST respect people's money, especially if you don't have it and are asking for theirs. You can't be callous or irresponsible with money or you will ruin your reputation and go nowhere.
A better suggestion - keep a notebook (whether tangible or electronic) and whenever something frustrates you or you find something tedious, write it down. Think about how that problem could be solved. Do other people have that problem? Would people pay to solve that problem? Can you develop a solution to that problem? That's a good way to develop ideas. Out of 100, one might be a viable product. Focus your time and effort on those such products, not just globbing stuff that already exists together and asking other people to pay for your learning experiences and adventures. It will be MUCH more profitable and fruitful.
Good luck!